Architects' Fees

Susan Hall: How much money has been spent on Architects' fees at City Hall and other GLA buildings each year since May 2016? Please provide a breakdown.

The Mayor: The GLA Facilities Management team have commissioned Arup during this period for specialist engineering reports and essential works at City Hall and Trafalgar Square, due to the bespoke nature of the infrastructure and services.
Arup were involved in the initial design and build of City Hall and any alterations require landlord consent under the terms of the full-repairing lease. Details of spend are outlined below:

City Hall Windows

Susan Hall: For each of the years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019, how much has been spent on cleaning City Hall Windows?

The Mayor: Please see below City Hall window cleaning contracted costs.
Year
(April - March)
2019/20
(forecast)

Junk Food Advertising Ban Targeting

Andrew Boff: Please can you confirm who the Junk Food Advertising ban is intended to target?

The Mayor: London’s restrictions on the advertising of food and drink high in fat, salt or sugar are aimed at reducing children’s exposure to advertisements for ‘less healthy’ food and drink that contribute to child obesity in London. The junk food ban was one of the commitments from my London Food Strategy.

Ecotricity

David Kurten: What contracts does the GLA have with Ecotricity, what is their value and when did they come into effect?

The Mayor: The GLA currently has one contract in place for the supply of electricity to City Hall and Trafalgar square.
The total annual spend is approximately £470,000.
The current contract duration commenced 1st April 2019 and expires 31st March 2020.

Junk Food Advertising Ban

Andrew Boff: Did the advertisement for KFC vegan burgers pass the high fat, salt and sugar (HFSS) threshold required by the Junk Food Advertisement policy?

The Mayor: Transport for London (TfL) operates a robust self-certification approach to advertisements across its network. As part of that process, advertisers must confirm that the advert does not contravene any elements of the policy. This is the same approach that TfL applies to all product claims, not just for food and drink that might be ‘HFSS.’
In the case of the healthy food and drink policy, TfL asks advertisers to confirm that the products that they are proposing to show comply with the Public Health England Nutrient Profile Model. In the instance of the KFC vegan burgers, this was confirmed by the advertiser. If TfL requires more evidence, they are able to ask for further verification.
If advertisers were found to have misrepresented their products, the adverts would be immediately removed from the network and they would be reminded of TfL’s advertising policy.

Instant hot water taps

Susan Hall: How many times have the instant hot water taps at City Hall needed replacing or fixing each year since 2015 and at what cost?

The Mayor: The Facilities Management Helpdesk call-outs for zip tap repairs are as shown below. Repairs and maintenance costs are included in the contract sum for maintenance contract. Please refer to contract costs for City Hall in Mayor's Question 2020/0801.
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
26
54
68
27
68
7

Junk Food Nutrient Profiling

Andrew Boff: Please will you supply all the Nutrient Profiling Model figures for all of the Just Eat and Deliveroo advertisements?

The Mayor: You will need to contact Deliveroo or Just Eat for that information.
Transport for London (TfL) operates a robust self-certification approach to advertisements across its network. This means that advertisers must confirm that their products comply with the Nutrient Profiling Model as part of the self-certification. As they have done in the past, if TfL requires more evidence, they are able to ask for further verification.
If advertisers were found to have misrepresented their products, the adverts would be immediately removed from the network and they would be reminded of TfL’s advertising policy.

Maintenance Costs

Susan Hall: Please can you give a breakdown of all maintenance carried out to GLA buildings each year since 2015, including the cost and type of maintenance?

The Mayor: Please find below the maintenance costs (revenue) relating to City Hall and Trafalgar Square.
This includes all repairs, minor works, planned preventative maintenance and statutory compliance testing.
Year
(April - March)
2019/20
(forecast)